7-Day Northern Circuit Safari
The best of Northern Tanzania in an action-packed week! Experience Tarangire, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater in just seven days. This tour highlights Tanzania’s wildlife, from elephants to big cats, and offers not only a nature hike, but the option to camp under the stars, as well.
Choose a luxury or budget tour, to suit your needs, or ask about special add-ons, such as night drive or walking safari.
7-day Northern Circuit Safari Day by Day Itinerary
Safari Type: Camping, Mid-Range and Luxury options available
Destinations:
- Tarangire Nat Park
- Serengeti Nat Park
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Arrival: Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)
- Departure: Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)
- Customizable: Yes
- Season: Year-Round
Day 1: Arrival, Arusha
You will be met at Kilimanjaro International Airport, typically with an evening or late afternoon arrival, and transferred to your local area hotel. Lodging options very, but are typically lodges in beautiful settings with gardens or pools, and delicious, chef-prepared meals.
Your driver-guide will meet with you for a briefing and address any questions.
Half Board: Dinner and overnight included.
Day 2: Tarangire National Park
After breakfast, depart for Tarangire National Park. Enjoy a full day game drive at the ‘home of elephants’ that sees massive herds of the world’s largest land animal. In the late afternoon, head to Karatu, which passes along the scenic Escarpment and Great Rift Valley. Accommodation options vary from lodges in woodland settings, to camping sites near crater lakes.
Full Board: Breakfast, lunch, dinner and overnight included.
Day 3: Drive to Serengeti National Park
After a filling breakfast, begin the drive toward Serengeti National Park, passing through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Once inside the protected area, you are likely to see wild animals grazing. You may pause a Naabi Gate for lunch (and to view the birds and monkeys), before continuing toward Seronera, where animals are in abundance. Overnight in the Serenora area, options include comfortable, semi-permanent tented camp, or budget, private camp sites.
Full Board: Breakfast, lunch, dinner and overnight included.
Day 4 : Seronera, Serengeti
Enjoy your first full day in Serengeti. Option to rise early for a dawn game drive, then return to your accommodation for a respite and hot lunch in the afternoon. Visitors are more likely to see cheetahs hunting or lions actively prowling in the morning hours. However, animal sightings (including sleeping lions) are likely to be spotted at any hour of the day.
Full Board: Breakfast, lunch, dinner and overnight included.
Day 5 : Serengeti Game Drive
Another day in Serengeti National Park, with options to drive to Retima Hippo Pool, Lobo Valley or Serengeti Visitor Center to learn more about this amazing national park. Dinner and overnight included; guests are encouraged to stay up late around the fire and enjoy the magnificent stars in this remote area of the world.
Full Board: Breakfast, lunch, dinner and overnight included.
Day 6: Serengeti to Ngorongoro/Karatu with Nature Hike
Enjoy an early morning breakfast, with a chance of spotting predators such as cheetahs and leopards on the hunt as you drive out of Serengeti National Park, and into Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
You will likely continue to see wildlife throughout the drive; including animals such as giraffes, elephants, gazelles, impalas and zebras.
Nature Hike: Stop in the afternoon for a brief hike at Olmoti Crater, for a chance to stretch your legs and see the stunning waterfall. Continue toward Karatu area for dinner and overnight at a comfortable lodge in the Ngorongoro Highlands.
Full Board: Breakfast, lunch, dinner and overnight included.
Day : Ngorongoro Crater and Departure
The grand finale to your safari in Tanzania: Ngorongoro Crater.
After breakfast, drive to Ngorongoro Gate and begin descent into the world’s largest, intact volcanic caldera. There is a high chance of spotting the endangered black rhino and prides of crater lions.
About Ngorongoro Crater: a true natural wonder, the most unique ecosystem on earth! It is home to over 20,000 large grazing animals and boasts the largest concentration of predators found on the planet. Ngorongoro was previously one of 9 volcanoes in the Rift Valley. After the massive eruption, the rater is all that remains to suggest its massive size.
Crater covers an area of 250 km square and has a depth of 600m.
In the evening, ascend the Crater and return to Arusha. If your departure flight is the same day, your driver will transfer you directly to the JRO Airport, or your onward flight to Zanzibar, if you have opted for a Zanzibar add-on beach holiday.
Half-Board: breakfast, lunch and transport included.
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